Honduran migrants ask for food from a mobile aid group in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 29, 2018. RNS photo by Jair Cabrera Torres
Need to know: Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Faith groups in Tijuana rise to meet needs of migrant caravan waiting at the border
In a border city overwhelmed with more than 6,000 asylum-seekers, one group had bulked up its meal program to serve more than 1,200 breakfasts a day.
Southern Baptist minister embroiled in election fraud controversy
The allegations are awkward for Harris, who made a name for himself in the Tar Heel state as a conservative crusader and once argued for greater involvement for pastors in politics.
Evangelical retailer John Wanamaker built fortune by blending faith with business
John Wanamaker saw his legendary department store — one of the first in the nation — as a pulpit, according to a new book.
New film profiles boxer Pardeep Singh Nagra and his fight for religious freedom
When the Canadian Amateur Boxing Association prohibited him from competing because of his beard, this Sikh athlete decided to fight to change the rules, writes Simran Jeet Singh.
China’s repression of Uighurs won’t stop until the international community intervenes
The world at large needs to organize itself to address a crackdown on Muslim minorities whose heroic fight against repression we have so far comfortably ignored, writes Jacob Lupfer.
Veganism deserves the same protection against discrimination as religion, say philosophers
Quartz spoke with three philosophers who all thought veganism deserved the same legal protection as religion. Three more emailed to say they agreed.
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Prince Charles calls for Middle East peace at service for persecuted Christians
The plight of persecuted Christians is a cause that has become dear to the heir to the British throne.
Religious leaders recall George H.W. Bush’s priorities: friendship, faith, family
Here's a sampling of reaction to the death of the 41st president and longtime Episcopalian.
Anti-Semitism casts long shadows over Jewish festival of lights
As they celebrate an ancient military victory, in which a band of Jewish rebels rose up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors, many U.S.Jews are still reeling from a new wave of anti-Semitic episodes.
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Why is Hanukkah so darn long?
As the Hebrew acronym on the four-sided top (dreidel) we gamble with on the holiday reminds us, “Nes gadol hayah sham”—A Great Miracle Happened There, writes Mark Silk
The quiet, steely faith of George H.W. Bush
(RNS) — For the late George H.W. Bush, faith was a private anchor of strength. Boasting about it was a kind of sin.
Progress for Mormon women: A historian takes the long view
Historian Colleen McDannell sees long-term progress for Mormon women in several key areas, including the temple endowment (no more curses for Eve!), softer rhetoric about working women, and -- yes -- even the Proclamation on the Family.
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